Jay-Z, Mars and Rae are up for top honors in the entertainer of the year category, alongside director Ava DuVernay, "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman and Chance the Rapper.

On the business side, streaming giant Netflix and cable network OWN led the TV nominations with 23 nominations and 17 nominations, respectively. RCA Records and Capitol Records led the recording category with 12 and six nominations, respectively.

And Universal Pictures earned 10 nominations, followed by Annapurna and Open Road Films, which both received five nominations in the motion picture categories. HarperCollins Publishing earned 11 nominations in the literary category.

The multicultural award show, which recognizes the accomplishments of people of color across the TV, music, literature and film industries as well as those who promote social justice, will be held on Jan. 15, coinciding with the birth of Martin Luther King. Jr.

"Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson, who scored an acting in a comedy series nomination, will host the festivities at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which will broadcast live on TV One.

"At a moment where there seems to beonetragic event after another in America, the NAACP Image Awards continues to be a beacon of light to the diversity reflected in television, music, film and literature that brings everyone together," said Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of NAACP, in a statement.